Feb.8 (GMM) Mercedes should make the boldest possible step after losing Lewis Hamilton for 2025 and try to woo Max Verstappen away from Red Bull. That is the view of former F1 driver and respected pundit Christian Danner, after Toto Wolff refused to outright dismiss the possibility of looking into whether the Dutch triple world […]
Month: February 2024
Three Alpine drivers leap into post-Hamilton ‘silly season’
Feb.8 (GMM) Alpine’s entire roster of drivers have counted themselves into the suddenly-rampant Formula 1 ‘silly season’ as a result of Lewis Hamilton’s shock 2025 move to Ferrari. The Renault-linked team launched both its 2024 F1 car and its new Le Mans hypercar on Wednesday, but arguably a hotter topic of conversation was the vacant […]
Sauber ‘not concerned’ about F1 sponsor crisis
Feb.8 (GMM) Sauber insists it is “not concerned” about reports of a Swiss federal investigation into the legality of its new identity in Formula 1. With the Alfa Romeo partnership now ended and two full seasons remaining until the works Audi rebranding, Sauber officially renamed its team and chassis after sponsors Stake and Kick for […]
Another candidate emerges to replace embattled Horner
Feb.8 (GMM) Another candidate to potentially replace Red Bull’s embattled team boss Christian Horner has emerged. An independent lawyer commissioned by the team’s Austrian parent company will be in Milton-Keynes on Friday for a crunch meeting, with Horner facing expulsion over alleged inappropriate behaviour with a female staff member. James Vowles, Horner’s counterpart at Williams […]
Williams keeping 2024 car a secret for now
Feb.7 (GMM) Williams is keeping its car for the 2024 season very close to its chest. The British team actually ‘launched’ for the new year earlier this week in New York – but it was actually just the 2023 car with the new livery for 2024. Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport thinks the big secret […]
Sauber to switch between two team names in 2024
Feb.7 (GMM) Sauber will actually have two different official names for Formula 1’s 2024 season. On the nose of the new neon green car for 2024, the name ‘Sauber’ has prominently returned to the Swiss-team’s livery now that the Alfa Romeo naming deal is over. “For us, it was important, after six years with Alfa […]
Bottas not ruling out shock Mercedes return
Feb.7 (GMM) Valtteri Bottas’ is not ruling out a shock return to Mercedes to replace his Ferrari-bound former teammate Lewis Hamilton in 2025. The Finn, whose contract at Sauber is coming to its end, is tipped to be replaced as the Swiss team prepares for its Audi future in 2026 – with names including Carlos […]
Mercedes can survive Hamilton-led staff exodus
Feb.7 (GMM) Hans-Joachim Stuck thinks Mercedes can still thrive as a Formula 1 force even in its post-Lewis Hamilton era. Some think the seven time world champion’s decision to switch to Ferrari for 2025 is a sure sign that he has lost faith in Mercedes’ ability to win titles. Worse still for Mercedes, Hamilton is […]
Hamilton must fight to be Ferrari’s top dog
Feb.7 (GMM) A throng of highly-respected Formula 1 personalities are chewing over whether Lewis Hamilton or Charles Leclerc will be the biggest winner in Ferrari’s bombshell 2025 driver lineup. Corriere dello Sport this week said incumbent Leclerc is actually upset that Ferrari has chosen to replace Carlos Sainz with the seven time world champion. Former […]
Insiders doubt Albon should secure top F1 seat
Feb.7 (GMM) Two F1 insiders are not so sure Alex Albon is really a worthy candidate for one of the top seats on the grid. The Williams driver is not only being linked with Sergio Perez’s place at Red Bull for 2024, he is also being mentioned as a good candidate to replace Lewis Hamilton […]
F1 insiders doubt Horner will survive Red Bull scandal
Feb.7 (GMM) Former F1 driver Giedo van der Garde doubts Red Bull team boss Christian Horner will survive his current “inappropriate behaviour” scandal. Top Austrian specialist source motorsport-magazin.com agrees that the 50-year-old long-time team principal’s days at Red Bull now appear numbered, having completely lost the support of the Austrian parent company. The energy drink […]
Hamilton arrival may help Leclerc win title – Alesi
Feb.6 (GMM) According to Corriere dello Sport newspaper in Italy, Charles Leclerc is unhappy behind the scenes at Ferrari after it emerged that he will be paired with Lewis Hamilton in 2025. For the rest of the Formula 1 world, the news is one of the most exciting developments in the sport for years – […]
Singapore still reviewing F1 deal amid scandal
Feb.6 (GMM) A dark cloud continues to hang over the future of Formula 1’s original night race in Singapore. In January, we reported that the event was in fact likely to survive a corruption scandal that in 2023 engulfed the Singapore GP promoter and high-ranking government minister Subramaniam Iswaran – who resigned last month. Singapore’s […]
Albon not confirming definite 2025 Williams seat
Feb.6 (GMM) Rumours Alex Albon is one of F1’s hottest properties for the 2025 driver market have been scotched by James Vowles, his current boss at Williams. Just as the on-form British-born Thai driver was being linked with Lewis Hamilton’s suddenly-vacant 2025 seat at Mercedes, rumours emerged that Albon has actually been offered a three-year […]
Sainz ‘very calm’ about post-Ferrari F1 career
Feb.6 (GMM) Carlos Sainz has broken his silence following confirmation he will be replaced by seven time world champion Lewis Hamilton in 2025. The Spaniard was already being linked with a potential move to Sauber-Audi, but 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve says his “bargaining power” has been greatly diminished by the looming ousting. Former Renault […]
Horner could lose F1 career over accusations – Albers
Feb.6 (GMM) Ahead of another season of expected dominance for Red Bull, the entire Formula 1 career of the team’s long-serving boss Christian Horner is in tatters. “It’s all nonsense,” Blick newspaper quotes the 50-year-old Briton as saying as he emerged from the F1 Commission meeting in London, where the tweaked ‘sprint’ weekend format for […]
Bottas may struggle to stay in F1 – report
Feb.5 (GMM) 2024 could be Valtteri Bottas’ last season in Formula 1, according to Finnish journalist Ismo Uusitupa. When news broke that his former Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton would switch to Ferrari in 2025, Bottas teasingly posted on X a photo of himself sitting at a table with his phone in front of him. He […]
Haas owner didn’t want to spend more on F1 – Steiner
Feb.5 (GMM) Gunther Steiner admits he was fired by Gene Haas because he wanted the billionaire team owner to spend more money on Formula 1. Haas may have finished dead last in 2023, but the small American outfit is first out of the ranks with its new car launch for 2024. New team boss Ayao […]
Sacked de Vries ordered to give up half of F1 pay
Feb.5 (GMM) Nyck de Vries must pay back half of all the money he earned during his ill-fated season with Alpha Tauri last year. The Dutchman, who was ousted by team owner Red Bull mid-season for poor performance, was sued by his former backer Jeroen Schothorst a year ago. The real estate million alleged a […]
Former driver slams F1 for Andretti-Cadillac rejection
Feb.5 (GMM) Spanish racing driver Oriol Servia has slammed Formula 1 for rejecting Andretti-Cadillac’s FIA-approved bid to enter the sport. In its lengthy statement explaining the decision to block Andretti’s debut, the Liberty Media-owned Formula One Group mentioned that team officials actually turned down one particular offer of a meeting in London. Andretti has now […]